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The armorial bearings of Rev. Fr.
Peter Michael Preble
were designed, rendered,
blazoned and certified
by the Centre for
Research of Orthodox
Monarchism - Board for
Heraldic and
Genealogical Studies
(Armorial Charter
No.001-07) under the
High Patronage of His
Royal Highness Prince
Aleksandar Pavlov
Karageorgevich and with
the Blessing of His
Eminence Archepiscope of
America and Canada
Nicolae (Condrea) dated
January 2007.
The Armiger is an
ordained Priest in The
Romanian Orthodox
Archdiocese in the
Americas
and is Pastor of St.
Michael’s Romanian
Orthodox Church in
Southbridge,
Massachusetts. The
Armiger is also Member
of The Order of St.
Stephen the Great -
awarded by The Romanian
Orthodox Archdiocese for
America and Canada;
He is in receipt of the following
awards and
qualifications:Army
Commendation Medal
(ARCOM), Army
Achievement Medal (AAM)
[2 Awards], Army Good
Conduct Medal (AGCM),
Armed Forces Reserve
Medal (AFRM), Armed
Forces Reserve
Components Achievement
Medal [2 Awards],
National Defense Service
Medal with Gold Service
Star, Global War on
Terrorism Medal
(GWOTSM),Massachusetts
Army National Guard
Service Medal, Army
Service Ribbon,
Bachelor of Business
Administration (BSBA)
from Eastern Nazarene
College (Quincy, MA),
Master of Theology
(MTh)
from
Hellenic College-Holy
Cross Greek Orthodox
School of Theology
(Brookline, MA).
The
armiger serves as
Harvard University
Orthodox Chaplain and is
an associate of
International Orthodox
Christian Charities
(IOCC) and the Orthodox
Christian Fellowship and
is a Member of Development
Partners for Eastern
Europe (President),
St. Andrew’s Society
of Massachusetts
(President),
Southbridge
Historical
Commission
(Secretary), Board
of Directors – Holy
Trinity Nursing
Home, American
Academy of Religion,
Spiritual Directors
International,
Dudley Fire Fighters
Association,
Society of
Antiquaries of
Scotland (Fellow).
The crossed keys
denote the Armiger’s
patron Saint of Peter
and the lion’s head is
reminiscent of the arms
used on the United
States Navy vessels that
bear the name of Preble.
The design of the crest
(not illustrated) shows
the wings of an angel
and the Scottish Thistle
plant. The wings are
representative of the
Armiger’s Christian name
of Michael (Michael the
Archangel) and the
Scottish Thistle is in
honour of the armiger’s
Scottish heritage.
The heraldic banner of
Preble repeats the
contents of the shield.
The Ecclesiastical arms
are in the correct
tradition of a Priest in
the Orthodox Church,
using the shield from
the family arms and
surrounding it with the
mantle of a Priest and
toped off with the
kamilavkion of Prezbyter
- his rank in the
Clergy.
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